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overload

/ˈoʊvərloʊd/ /ˈoʊvərˌloʊd/

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noun

An excessive load.

Examples :

"The electrical overload caused the circuit breaker to trip. "

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noun

The damage done, or the outage caused by such a load.

Examples :

"The sudden overload in the electrical grid caused a city-wide blackout. "

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noun

An overloaded version of a function.

Examples :

"The teacher used an overload of examples to explain the math concept. "

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verb

To load excessively

Examples :

"The student overloaded her schedule with extracurricular activities, making it difficult to keep up with her studies. "

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verb

To provide too much power to a circuit

Examples :

"The electrician overloaded the circuit, causing the lights to flicker and then burn out. "

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verb

To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts

Examples :

"The programmer overloaded the function "calculate_total" to handle both individual and group sales figures. "

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verb

To fail due to excessive load

Examples :

"The electrical circuit overloaded and shut down when we plugged in too many appliances. "

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